Bahar Davary

Bahar Davary is an Iranian-American theologian and religious studies scholar and Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. She is known for her works on comparative study of religion and Islamic studies.[2] [3] [4]

Bahar Davary
CitizenshipIranian-American
EducationThe Catholic University of America (PhD)
University of Tehran (BA, MA)
AwardsHobart & William Smith Excellence in Community Service Award (2003)
Adèle Mellen Prize (2009)
Steber Professor (2011)[1]
Mortar Board Award (2015)
Scientific career
Fieldstheology, religious studies
InstitutionsUniversity of San Diego
ThesisThe Image of Woman in Islamic Tradition: a Study of its Formation in. Language and Tradition (2001)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Cenkner

Career

Davary's interests are broadly within the field of Comparative Religion focusing on Islamic studies. Davary's first monograph Women and the Qur'an: A Study in Islamic Hermeneutics (Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009), which was awarded the Adèle Mellen Prize, examines development, continuity, and change in representing women with a focus on dynamic identities of the texts. Davary's later writings focuses on the development of Islamic feminist knowledge, especially as it involves with the questions of Orientalism, colonialism and Islamic patriarchy. She has published several papers in academic journals and encyclopedias and has presented more than 100 lectures locally, nationally, and internationally. Since 2005, She has been a faculty member of USD.[5]

References
  1. "Past Winner Information/Highlights - Vice President and Provost - University of San Diego". www.sandiego.edu.
  2. "Bahar Davary reflects on the work of the best-selling Iranian poet, Sohrab Sepehri". ANU Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies. 17 November 2018.
  3. "Islam and Environmental Ethics". iais.org.my.
  4. "Bahar Davary". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. "Biography - Bahar Davary - University of San Diego". www.sandiego.edu.


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